Isaiah: God Saves Sinners
Trusting Our King to Fulfill His Promises
October 2, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 35
In this passage, Isaiah uses the promise of the coming kingdom to strengthen those in his day who were weak and afraid. Who hasn't experienced those same feelings? When we need God, He is there to provide grace in our time of need. Pastor Joe explains how to find and apply the promises of God to encourage us through times of hardship.
Trusting Our King with Our Future - Part 2
September 25, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 34
In the four chapters that conclude the first section of his prophecy, Isaiah invites us to look at four future events to see what God has planned for His people and His world. In part 1 of this message, we discovered that we can trust that in the Future Our King will Reign (Isa. 32:1–20) and that we will experience deliverance (Isa. 33:1–24) Now, we turn to Isaiah’s appeal to his people to help them see that divine judgment is pending.
Trusting Our King for Our Future
September 18, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 32—33
What does the future hold? Whatever the future holds, it is held together by our King, the Lord Jesus Christ. In the four chapters that conclude the first section of his prophecy, Isaiah invites us to look at four future events to see what God has planned for His people and His world. Join Pastor Joe as he explains chapters 32 and 33 of Isaiah's book.
Am I a Fickle or Faithful Christian?
August 28, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 31
For the fifth time, Isaiah’ pronounced a woe against them because they would succumb again to the temptation to trust in Egypt rather than in God. Isaiah’s message teaches us that God has a message for his people: he rebukes the fickle and protects his faithful followers.
Authentic Spirituality
August 7, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 30
God has stockpiled resources for us that outperform all human techniques and coping strategies and spiritual regimens. Isaiah 30 presents to us another lesson from our God, who is patiently instructing us in another way to think and live. Join Pastor Joe as he asks and answers four questions we need to think about in order to access authentic spirituality.
The Worship of the Sovereign God
July 24, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 29:15–24
Despite our lack of full understanding of God, we should avow that God is trustworthy. Because he is trustworthy, we need not fear his plan. Pastor Joe explains how God's freedom, holiness, and limitlessness combine to provide comfort for the meek.
The Worship of the Trustworthy, Mysterious God
July 18, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 29:9–14
God’s love makes him easy to worship although he is hard to understand. Isaiah 29 explains that we won’t always understand God, but we can always trust him. Join Pastor Joe as he explains how God awakens us from our sleepy worship as we seek to obtain the power of God to glorify him in worship.
God's Victory Over Empty Worship
July 10, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 29:1–8
If we go home from church with just an “okay” experience, perhaps it is time to be concerned about how we are entering the worship experience. Isaiah begins this chapter where we must begin: by examining our worship. Join Pastor Joe as he explains that Isaiah 29 shows us God’s intention to have victory over our empty worship.
What Crown Sits Upon Your Head?
May 29, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 28:1–6
If God saves sinners and supports his children in every circumstance, what is our part? It could be reduced to two simple words: Trust God. Join Pastor Joe as he explains Isaiah's illustration of "the crown" that effects our lives. In this message, he teaches practical ways to persistently and enthusiastically pursue Christ and Christ-likeness each day.
Residency in the City of God
May 22, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 26—27
God desires to display his glory to wholehearted worshipers. Pastor Joe passionately exhorts all Christians to make personal worship their most urgent business every day, and he explains practical steps to take to fix our thoughts on God.
Taking Up Residence in the City of God
May 8, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 24—27
Mankind consists basically of two groups of people, which we can examine metaphorically as two cities: the city of man and the city of God. Pastor Joe explains Isaiah's vision and encourages us to be wholehearted worshippers of God.
The Sovereignty of God Over the Nations
March 20, 2022 • Dr. Joe Martin • Isaiah 13—20
God has promised to step in decisively and to punish all wrong with absolute finality. God is calling us to an overpowering faith in him, because he rules over the nations. Listen in as Dr. Martin explains two compelling realities with one consequent command found in Isaiah chapters 13-20.
Our Response to the Triumph of God's Grace
March 13, 2022 • Isaiah 12
Each of us will have a story to tell, and together we will fill the world with the praises of God. Listen in as Dr. Martin explains how believers can have a confident testimony and join a universal mission that all springs from the rich enjoyment of God's grace.